How NASA Plans To Build The First Moon Base!

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[@gerarddelmonte4205]

When I was a kid I dreamed of being a Mars colonist. O well. Now with 10-15 years of life left, I will be satisfied to see a functioning Moon colony and a first manned Mars landing mission before I die. Ad Astra!

[@HansDunkelberg1]

I've discovered a clearly measurable reincarnation-like phenomenon, in the last years. If you tell me where you have been born, have grown up, have lived I with a high likelihood can predict locations of your next life. If you have lived in the Soviet Union, you'll probably live on Mars.

[@straighttalk2069]

@Hansdunke Hilarious

[@thedoctor7164]

@@HansDunkelberg1💀💀💀

[@rogerdysert5344]

I hope I can live long enough to see a man step on Mars. I remember the first Moon landings.

[@astrotrain21]

@@HansDunkelberg1 Why don't you just cut to the chase and ask for his bank details?

[@uuzd4s]

One of the First YT vid's I've seen that's addressed the Moon's Dust problem. Yes, it's been a major factor in the Delay and Cost overruns of NASA's New MoonSuit, (now contracted to AXIOM Space), because it's so difficult to deal with. You've mentioned it's abrasive nature here but nothing about it's Two worst attributes. Aside from being extremely abrasive, Moon Dust is Statically Charged (caused by the Sun's daily changes in ionizing radiation) and Clings to Everything, which gets you to its 2nd dangerous aspect, it becomes airborne and inhaled when getting out of your suit back on the Spacecraft. The stuff is so fine there are pictures of it hovering over the surface like fog because of it's static charge. All 4 Astronauts w/ Apollo's 16 & 17 that walked on the Moon suffered from respiratory problems due to Moon Dust falling from their Suits and contaminating the interior of the LEM. I hear the New MoonSuits will have the ability to reverse the Electrostatic Charge that moon Dust carries with it, and that Blasting a Suit's fabric w/ Cryogenic nitrogen (LN2) removes most of the clinging dust. Airlock's will be used at some point and maybe shedding Moon dust will be done there. That means packing Liquid Nitrogen for the Moon Trip as well. The abrasive nature to equipment that is another Real Problem. NASA doesn't talk about it much, but Lots of Apollo Mission equipment was damaged or rendered useless in a very short period of time due to Moon Dust. It'll be interesting to see how this problem gets solved.

[@josephslaviero]

Just a side note is the very real hazard of silicosis in the lungs from fine dust, I think from memory your lungs can expel > 5 micron dust, but smaller sharp fragments can scar the lung linings and it's not good.

[@user-mp3eh1vb9w]

The channel named Joe Scott actually addressed this too when he made a video about the Artemis program.

[@onlythewise1]

get clothes run a current in them

[@uuzd4s]

@@onlythewise1 Yea, they're doing something like that w/ NASA's new Moon Suit. NASA knows what damage Moon Dust can do and why. I saw a YT vid somewhere that said the new suit will have the ability to "neutralize" whatever charges Moon Dust carries w/ it and supposedly shed the stuff. I guess compressed Dry Nitrogen is then used to blast off remaining particles. Means they've got to carry Nitrogen along w/ them as I don't thing it can be manufactured from the water NASA is going to "mine". Also, Moon Rocks are supposed to contain trapped Oxygen, but they've got to melt the Rock to extract it. I don't know where they're gonna get Nitrogen from but it sounds like it's gonna be needed for several reasons. And then there's the Equipment that remain out in the Sun that's gonna take a bath in that "Powdery Like Substance".

[@hub5343]

Yes we really need to be in an internalised environment completely isolated from the external environment. Ie. our spacesuits need to be more like capsules - always outside, enterable from the back. This way no dust would ever be within the habitat environment. However - I also think the suits themselves are too bulky to be long term solutions. The only real long term solution I can see is the Skintight Astronaut Suit - but more development time is needed to overcome material inflexibility under armpits and the groin area. Perhaps research into meta materials would yield results.

[@rbaleksandar]

I think first colony needs to be on the Moon. It's close, "easy" to reach and in case of emergency we can send help right away. It will also allow us to improve space technology in a way that will make colonizing further planets (e.g. Mars) easier (still difficult as hell though :D).

[@erichayes2890]

I agree completely! Moon colonization should be the first goal and/or priority, in total preparation, for further exploration, such as on Mars-(I know...still will be extremely hard), and possibly on to other planets and beyond.

[@sdqsdq6274]

lol who are " we " , you meant them

[@newagain9964]

“We”? 🤡. Anyways. How about getting involved and trying to solve the problems here on earth/ur country. Instead of pretending ur like skywalker🙄

[@johnlong384]

Wake up dude since nobody has ever been nor will be on the moon soon!

[@garlckbread]

I think something some people fail to realize is that for at least the near-ish future, putting colonies on other planets farther than our moon would require them to basically be completely self-sufficient and more. Like hospitals with advanced surgical capability or toolsets and materials to fabricate new parts for machines that may break. The trip to other planets is long and requires certain launch conditions that mean in the case of an emergency there is almost never enough time to just send a solution from earth.

[@vk6xcj]

Hope to see a moonbase alpha in the next 2 years , We should have had one years ago .

[@trentcook8021]

Years ago, we had the microwave...and that's about it.

[@jamesrobbins8938]

US military began planning a moon base back in 1969....to be completed in 2030

[@mnegreiff]

After the Apollo missions the Moon race told us not to come back. It's that simple. Fifty years later and at least one government (USA) is working with them here on Earth and probably on the Moon. The fact that we are going there again probably means we've negotiated approval for these visits.

[@RV4aviator]

Wonderful content, researched and presented exceptionally well. There is every reason to be optimistic about our future... Go NASA/SpaceX.

[@matthook2530]

Imagine where we'd be if the space race had never stopped

[@rayubinger9780]

Even more in debt than now.

[@keithdevereux4046]

@@rayubinger9780 one of the biggest cons in world history.

[@Deprived.drifter]

Wow the thought of exploring our galaxy, seeing plans come to fruition and great progress being made is beyond exciting!

[@carlsmith5545]

Crazy. How is the United States of America going to accomplish this when yous can't even build highspeed bullet trains? Everyone is complaining about the 100 or so billion dollars for the California highspeed bullet train project and yet you wanna go to space for trillions? Infact you cant go, I cant go, only a few from the scientific community can go. Your country wount even spend the 20 billion dollars to eradicate homelessness in America or, 110 billion dollars to wipe out hunger but you wanna boldly go where no one has gone before? Haaaa, ha, ha, haaaa, lol!!! No wonder god no longer blesses America...

[@hikesystem7721]

Sadly, it's more about militarizing space and a few companies and some politicians getting very rich.

[@shiraz1736]

@@hikesystem7721 Bang on

[@leonardgibney2997]

You really think we're going to explore the galaxy? How?

[@hikesystem7721]

@@leonardgibney2997 With robotic probes, telescopes ( google Webb telescope), even manned missions to the moon and Mars are planned. The distances are too great to explore planets outside of our solar system, unless we make some scientific breakthroughs that allow us to travel at higher speeds than are currently possible.

[@christopheryoder8292]

I remember a few years back there were several companies that wanted to start mining asteroids. Be cool to get an update, if any, on them.

[@TexanUSMC8089]

If you spend Billions getting to an asteroid, what could you mine that would make it cost-effective? What can you mine on an asteroid you can't already mine on earth? Maybe when humans have large space stations it may be more cost effective to get resources from space. I don't believe mining asteroids is in our near future. Maybe mining on the moon to supply a moon base.

[@cxxx8492]

Once we have good infrastructure on the Moon and within Orbit, mining asteroids becomes significantly cheaper and more viable.

[@christopheryoder8292]

@@cxxx8492 agreed

[@christopheryoder8292]

@@TexanUSMC8089 maybe. Still it was an interesting concept and update would be cool.

[@thesquatchdoctor3356]

Platinum and Gold and other noble metals actually aren't that rare in the solar system compared to Lead, but they are rare on the surface of Earth and our Moon because we were entirely molten in the past, which allowed any metals which didn't bond with oxygen/sulfur/halogens to sink to the core, leaving the crust and mantle on top. Any primordial asteroid which has never been molten or which was part of the core of a small planetoid (we're pretty sure of a few of those) will have all of those noble metals at the surface and throughout in what would seem to us like insane concentrations. There's a pot of gold at the center of the earth and the moon, but that's WAAAAAAAYYYYYYY harder to get to than space is, even with traditional rockets

[@KEVinspires_]

I love to watch your videos, They are very informative and the background videos are perfect for the script. Good Job, Keep It Up👍

[@notreally2406]

ad hominum props are pointless

[@michaell1824]

Extremely valuable information as always keep up the amazing work

[@tenesto]

the spacesuit alone is worth a whole topic. i watched one couple month ago and i never knew its that critical.

[@heathercurry898]

This is awesome! Earth is home, but the infinite universe awaits our species, and its going to be epic. - I love the uses of 3d printing for the house and materials, that just makes alot of sense.

[@OneofInfinity.]

Lets try to survive corporate greed until after 2025- 2030 on Earth, that is going to be challenge enough preserving* our species, until then we have no future.

[@leonardgibney2997]

The universe "awaits our species"??? Really?

[@Cwra1smith]

We'll never get out of our own solar system without warp drive.

[@thepro2412]

love this new style! thank you for posting such great content, and lifting my spirits in humanity! :)

[@jamalfadesemall9275]

So a dude producing videos for clicks about fake space travel and the big lie elephant in the room that is the moon landing lifts your spirits in humanity. Sock Puppets everywhere. I can't with this species, the level of ignorance and how gullible people are is mindnumbing. I'll take What is a closed system? for 3000 Chuck. Ignorant humans will believe anything.

[@gavinboot4810]

Wow,,imagine living on the moon,,the beautiful forests,,rivers and lakes,,glorious ocean sunsets,,warm fireplace outside on a fresh air evening,,

[@jeffharmed1616]

Thanks for the heads-up video. Sourcing the resin for 3D printing moon habitats really intrigues me from a chemical engineering point of view. A little more than half the regolith volume will have to be resin and making the resin on the moon will be extremely challenging. So I guess it will be “Starshipped” from earth in the beginning. Landed at $20 million dollar for one hundred tonnes, a 1,700 ft² habitat might use 5 tonnes, so each habitat’s resin costs out at $1 million. Doable.

[@enargins]

great video. thanks! enjoyed it immensely.

[@JonnoPlays]

"NASA announced a new plan to lay pipe on the moon" Giggety 😏

[@stevebroome1288]

My idea of a moon base would be a Starship laid down on its side and either split in half or lowered into a 15’ deep trench to support its 30’ diameter. Either way you will have one heck of a stupendous stainless steel moon base. The cargo can be a space backhoe and a bulldozer which would not be too much for a 150-200 ton cargo. Just one Starship plus equipment would be mind blowing.

[@Wustenfuchs109]

Well, that's basically how space stations were constructed since the earliest days of space exploration - parts of rockets, refurbished as bases/livable area. And in general, cannibalizing spaceship is one of the main ideas for early settlement on any planet/moon. With your Starship example, you use the hull and dig it in the regolith, you use engines for some hopper craft for lunar surface, you use fuel tanks for air/water storage (remove them from the superstructure) etc. A cannibalization process like that would be a very important exercise in space construction and exploitation of resources. Because, if we continue relying on building stuff completely in the place of origin (be it Earth or some other place in the future) and shipping it to another body, we won't reach far or fast. Designing the craft from the start so that they can be repurposed at the destination is a huge deal.

[@TexanUSMC8089]

@@Wustenfuchs109 Starship all by itself has a larger internal area than the ISS. One Starship in orbit would be the largest space station humanity has ever built.

[@hub5343]

We need to find a way to use local materials to build what we need though - I think the solution is in panellised construction built from melting regolith, incorporating airtightness, radiation protection and insulation into one solution.

[@Wustenfuchs109]

@@TexanUSMC8089 That does not contradict anything I said, nor does it bring anything to the conversation - so what is the point of it?

[@Wustenfuchs109]

@@hub5343 We won't be doing that until there is a sufficient economic need for it. For an entire industrial process of mining, refining and manufacturing of parts with ISRU (in-situ resource utilization) we would probably need a colony of thousands of people. Maybe some smaller every day parts being done with 3D printers with supplied raw resources before that. But that is not going to happen for quite some time. You need to justify it with more than "I need parts". Because, if you need parts to create a small base, then it will be MUCH cheaper to make it on Earth and ship it in segments. Think of it this way - have you ever seen even a small mining operation? It usually involves at least 100 people and some very heavy and specialized machinery. All of which you'd have to ship from Earth and supply from Earth. Then, there is an ore refining process. Refineries are HUGE energy consumers, no matter what you refine, and again - huge facilities, lot of people of various professions, so again at least 100 people. And, at the end of it all, production. Again, large facility, workers, machinery for at least several basic components (pipes of various size, sheets of metal, wires, bolts...) which is again huge and energy intensive. Another 100 people. So, from the start, you are talking about ~300 people workforce and 3 very large and energy intensive facilities in a very hostile environment. You need to house those 300 people, meaning in addition to those mining, refining and production facilities, you need an apartment complex and a small transportation network (we are already talking the size of a village here, and being very conservative) - and all that needs maintenance crew PLUS power! And a power unit for all of that has to be HUGE, either a decently sized nuclear reactor or a huge photo-voltaic panel field, both of which require nice workforce. All in all, just to kickstart a production on the Moon, you are talking about creating an entire village's worth of infrastructure, plus a small industrial zone and constant supply for almost 500 people (you need redundancies, shifts etc.). It will cost you. A lot. That is more material and manpower than humanity has shipped into space, combined, in its entire history. Which is fine - but only if you already have funds, resources, manpower and need to build a presence in space for thousands of people so that building all that can facilitate that growth better than shipping from Earth. It's like on Earth, you have a distant island, or Antarctica. Can they make a factory of their own for stuff they need? Sure. But is simply cheaper to ship it in for the size of population they have. If they planned to grow to 10 million people, then yes, they would probably invest in some basic production capability. But as long as numbers are low, that ain't happening because there is no economic reasoning to do so. So, in terms of space and ISRU, while we will probably have some space industry in the future, it is a distant future. Apart from some feasibility experiments in that field being done, I don't think you can expect anything like that before the year 2100.

[@rdmiroar]

Exttraordinario video. Muchas gracias por su realización desde Buenos Aires, Argentina!!!!

[@nicholaspatton1742]

So , you have found your calling. Excellence in research, production and presentation.

[@andrewreynolds912]

I hope one day we will be able to live on the moon and able to work or live in space stations like any normal people!

[@ro4eva]

Me too man. Me too indeed.

[@Cwra1smith]

Hard to grow weed on the moon. You obviously smoke plenty of it here.

[@johnmorelli3775]

1/6th gravity? Not likely.

[@alkr626]

I watched 'the Expanse' no thanks 😅

[@ro4eva]

Witnessing humanity's first home on another celestial body? Yes please!

[@drakensberg.multimedia]

Ever since watching the t.v. show "Space: 1999" as a kid in Canada back in the 70s. I have wondered when we would go back and make it a reality. Man that show had a cool musical theme, and was great to stimulate the imagination! Here's looking forward to Space: 2029!👍🏼

[@thorburnjschwegler]

This video is so cool going to be able to live amongst the Stars very very soon I'm excited about the icon 3D printed house and the project Olympus space-based construction system

[@davidheckt3398]

I would think that 60% of the space on the lander could be left behind as a temporary living area for astronauts. Each Landing would contribute to a larger living space for the next Landing. Also providing a continually growing habitat in which to continue the growth of the permanent space station.

[@immunelist2376]

Chinese space Station is collaborate with Russian New generation space station...

[@gravelydon7072]

@@immunelist2376 Chinese space station is all Chinese.

[@netizencapet]

Totally on board. Think modular.

[@YDDES]

davidheckt3398 The astronauts living in the empty fuel tanks of the landing stage? Don’t think so…

[@bigmungi1]

I'm sure it will be built in the finest hollywood basement

[@tonyg2860]

Yes im so glad that we are doing something about this. Pipe line on the moon wow. I want to go.

[@commodorecave5581]

Another excellent video. Thanks. Subscribed.

[@dropnoelfield295]

Very interesting presentation. The 3D printing tech is fascinating, and curing material by uv is, obviously, a brilliant idea. I'm a little disappointed, though, as I'm a huge fan of the subterranean lava tunes as habitat. Maybe Mars... 🤷‍♂️😂 thanks, mate, for a truly enjoyable watch

[@huntingkc1]

This is awesome

[@davidbacheler1399]

They're going to "lay pipe on the moon"! I love it!

[@HouseJawn]

I thought i was the only one that noticed that 😆

[@marcruel1398]

Great. Content. Thanks!

[@denisdesvergnes7032]

Base lunaire alpha, en hommage à la série, ce serait trop cool !!! 🙏👌👍

[@philiplongee1149]

I hope NASA considers using the lunar lava tube that was discovered few years ago. It’s a bit further away that 5km from Shackleton’s Crater where Artemis 4 will land. It’ll be worth it, though, because the tube is a few hundred feet across and several miles long so no digging required and even has a void from surface and insulated from +- 250*F to a more comfortable temp of 68*. Processed air to breathe would be pumped in with the possibility of liquid water underground and use the surrounding regolith as building materials as indicated in the video. Build multilevel apartments and an electro/hydro tram to move around the eventual thousands of lunar inhabitants. Mars also has one as well so the process’s would be similar. Maybe take visitors right up to Olympus Mons the biggest volcano in the solar system. There’s many in Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and other western states. Get those slacker universities to work on it. Even Iceland and Italy have them. They and other countries would have “buy-in” to participate on human habitation development, as well. Get to work!

[@nordsued-gefaellenord-sued1114]

Not to forget the almost perfect protection from small meteorites and radiation. With an airtight lock at the end of tubes (or when a void interrupts it) it should make a great and safe habitat. When the voids are later covered with glass roofs they can even start farming. And they still have a safe bunker nearby, just in case.

[@johndododoe1411]

Why would there be underground water on the Moon?

[@christopheryoder8292]

And if, in the future, we want to put a colony where there aren't lava tubes the Boring Company will come to the rescue.

[@philiplongee1149]

@@johndododoe1411 Because NASA found ice at the poles. Some might’ve been trapped underground during the many meteorite bombardments and insulated from the surface. Perhaps an aquifer extending into the lava tube making the settlement self-sufficient. Got water, you got everything! Same for Mars!

[@johndododoe1411]

@@philiplongee1149 Underground liquid water would seep to the surface and evaporate.

[@carlosfelix5856]

If you don’t have a Blue Collar skill, bows the time to learn. Can you imagine being a Deep Space Welding Cowboy👀

[@every1wasanoob]

That would be phenomenal!

[@bb1111116]

Well done video. I’m glad about all the progress made by NASA with private companies to make lunar habitation possible.

[@MrWaldorfian]

The Starship is being designed to have landing thrusters way up the sides of the ship so they won't be kicking up a lot of regolith like your animation showed.

[@craigcorson3036]

I don't know why kicking up dust would be a problem anyway. It immediately falls back to the surface. It isn't as though it floats around in an atmosphere, as it does here on Earth.

[@MrWaldorfian]

@@craigcorson3036 from what I’ve heard, the gravity of the Moon is so low, the dust kicked up would be sent into orbit around the Moon and would not just settle back down as on Earth.

[@curruptedJimbo]

@@craigcorson3036 >_> I cannot tell if this is sarcasm or not. but assuming it isn't, kicked up dust is a huge issue, becuase of the low gravity the dust can spread around the moon. and the dust is essentially made out of tiny blade like shards of rocks.

[@UploaderGuy3000]

@@craigcorson3036 the dust can damage the engines on landing, a very bad thing.

[@craigcorson3036]

@@curruptedJimbo No. There is NO ATMOSPHERE to speak of on the moon. Any dust that is kicked up IMMEDIATELY falls back to the surface. It is not going to "spread around the moon". It would be no more dangerous that the dust on the surface.

[@KNYHT.FIRE-1]

Imagine future tech that could terraform our Moon making it Earth-like enough to make it comfortably habitable. A pipe dream for sure, but fun to think about!

[@glenrosarian2352]

I hope I am able to live long enough to see this happen!!

[@thomascopley9591]

Me too! I wish they'd hurry, I'm not getting any younger

[@jlgglj3708]

Tendrian que enviar una retro excavadora. Y hacer un camino excavado, para rellenarlo con la mezcla que usaran para los hábitats. En esas superficies, podrían descender las naves.

[@carloscappellotto4130]

I´m very curious to see an actual process to produce Aluminum from lunar dust. On earth Al is one of the most energy intensive metal to produce. Something around 14 kWh/kg only for final electrolisys phase given that you already have alunmina ( Al oxide - Al2O3) at your disposal...

[@Wustenfuchs109]

In space, it is basically planned to be done via "bakeries". You'd take regolith and bake the Al out of it - mirrors, solar energy. At least when we talk about the Moon specifically. But until there is a really developed lunar industry, I doubt making aluminium would be anything but a test on a small scale. To justify the entire aluminium mining and refining facility, its cost of construction and operation must have financial justification. If we are talking about bases in the next several decades, it would be much cheaper to build what you need on Earth and ship it. In the similar way that we import aluminium when we need it, even a continent away, rather than making an entire mine, refinery and parts factory in a place we need aluminium parts at. To build an entire complex, we would need a huge demand for it on a certain location, as well as a good enough source. It will be quite some time before our lunar presence creates enough of a demand to justify the production on the spot. The best example would be Antarctic. There are raw resources there, quite a lot. And it has population that is bigger than the Moon can hope to have in the next 100 years probably - ports, dozens of bases with 1.000-4.000 people combined. But still, we ship everything there. Moon is much further away and shipping is not cheap - but still, I don't see an industrial complex, even a small one, for quite some time. Some test facility to test the concept? Sure. Some 3D printer to fabricate the critical part from the raw resources brought from Earth? Sure. But the entire process from mining to finished part, on the Moon, to fuel the expansion? Call me a pessimist, but I don't see it happening before 2100, if even then.

[@RebeccaMooreFrey]

Awesome!!

[@kurtbilinski1723]

The issue of very low gravity needs to be addressed if they're staying for a while. Perhaps have a centrifuge for them to sleep in - or go big and have the entire station spin.

[@rainer9825]

I think most decisions will come down to the costs. If Starship works, base layout will focus around Starship. If Starship does not work we might see printed or inflated habitats in 20 years.

[@johnstewart579]

Thank you for an interesting video. Axiom's new lunar suit has demonstrated that private companies, once again, can outperform expensive gov't projects. NASA has no choice but to rely heavily on private companies

[@worldsboss]

I hope the final versions of those oxygen pipes are a bit more shielded than in this mockup image. Such critical infrastructure being so exposed would make me pretty nervous.

[@goldeneye9859]

As an old dude I have been hearing this since the 60s. For you young dudes remember these words in about 40 years: if will forever be right around the corner, yet never happen. In 40 years people will find this quote and wonder how I knew….

[@beares6281]

I love your channel but please don't add that "glitch" effect, which is actually a flickering effect, it's a bit stressful for my eyes.

[@jimmyjango5213]

I thought this video was made in part by someone who has ADHD

[@paintedpony2935]

And dangerous to epileptics.

[@jameswilson4732]

Stop being a baby. The rest of us like it

[@chad735]

😂😂😂. I’m sure he’ll think of only you next time

[@beares6281]

@@chad735 he actually eliminated the flickering effect, which causes discomfort not just to me but also to other people.

[@BennyGeserit]

I would think there would be an evolution of habitation starting with box like structures resembling a mobile home parks or far north weather stations. Eventually excavating into the ground or into crater walls might provide structures where natural walls already exist giving protection from solar radiation, heat and or cold. If mining develops they also may mine underground habitats.

[@sarcasmo57]

Cool. I can't wait to go there.

[@kenharris5390]

Daytime temperatures near the lunar equator reach a boiling 250 degrees Fahrenheit (120° C, 400 K), while nighttime temperatures get to a chilly -208 degrees Fahrenheit (-130° C, 140 K). The Moon's poles are even colder. Take an extra blanket and some sun cream.

[@keithmorse9716]

It would actually be interesting if you made a space that had three parts to it next. Exoskeleton for obviously on the most outer part the most protective part. They could be detached from A mid tier. They could have partial protection. But possible. Separation in case of damage. And the main level. They you probably would always wear. Or would wear most times. And are we gonna talk about the elephant in the room, speeding up transmission? Because I would like to see if, even in a few seconds, could be saved when we're talking about. Time to And from is there a way to. Have satellites from Point A to point B. And anywhere in between. Communication will always be key. Also, are they going to want to put. Engineers up there are they gonna wanna put somebody with engineering skills that is more of a on the spot mechanic. That. Follows procedure and is more willing to take care. Take care of the stuff. When you're only talking about a few people at a time, Those are easier to get people hired for when. But when you're talking about larger amounts of people, there. Are going to have to be. Different. Criteria. You consider when you're actually having people volunteer Or get hired.

[@YDDES]

Keithmorse9716. ”Speeding up transmission”? Do You talk about radio signals? They can never be faster than the speed of light. So we are stuck with the speed of communication we have today.

[@themwuzthedaze]

When you said that a lunar surface vehicle's resources could be entirely self-contained (or something like that, referring to air for the astronauts driving it to breath), it occurred to me that it might be remotely controlled by astronauts in the space station in orbit above the lunar surface (called, I think, the Lunar Gateway).

[@TexanUSMC8089]

They probably could remotely drive vehicles from lunar orbit, but radio waves travel at the speed of light, so there is much latency from earth to the moon.

[@edwardamoev4001]

@@TexanUSMC8089 not really, 1.5 - 3 seconds. However there is a blind spot once every orbit, therefore it might be only done in emergencies

[@arejay1992]

It will be an mazing time in history knowing that we are here now, watching the beginning of populating the moon and space. 20 years from now everything will be different.

[@OneofInfinity.]

Different but not the way u imagine.

[@josephdonais4778]

yeah? We shall see how close these illustrations resemble what comes through the drive-up window vs the billboard.

[@alanrogers7090]

Someone should point out to NASA that SpaceX's Lunar Starship has its rocket engines located high up near the top of the ship to prevent the "kicking up" of Moon dust.

[@hiker64]

I'm sure they aren't aware of that.

[@Taskending]

I have a simple question ...and bit it's been torturing me for a good amount of time ; How the star Ship tower will first land without dangerously bouncing and tipping over... ?

[@user-mp3eh1vb9w]

Just go see their flight and land test done like a year ago or something. There you go, the answer you were looking for.

[@xermionthesecond4396]

Its center of thrust is closer to its center of mass as it has landing thrusters on the top of the ship rather than on the bottom as to not kick up moon dust.

[@the22ndCJ]

Exciting!!!

[@i-love-space390]

Thanks for the look ahead. It is easy to get info for the first manned Artemis mission, but beyond that is very sketchy. You fleshed out what info is available very well. 3-D printing of habitats, pipelines, and roads / landing pads is really going to be a game changer. Of course, Lunar Starship is sort of the real driver of whether this happens or gets delayed many years. With all this investment going on, as long as we don't get some idiot Congress or President to cut off all the funds, I don't see how the Russians or Chinese could possibly catch up to us. They have yet to land on the moon for the first time, which is an amazing enough feat in itself. But now America, Canada, EU and Japan are looking to have a lunar space station and a base on the moon as an actually achievable accomplishment in the near future. Things are finally getting exciting again.

[@fredsmith4134]

these are very bold plans !!!

[@robertloe9017]

I'ed like to see some habitats in some of our cities for these earth creatures I see living in the elements.

[@punkypinko2965]

Finally, a practical project idea. All this Mars talk from Musk drives me nuts -- it's so pie in the sky. Sure, someday, Mars. But first, the Moon. It's so obvious.

[@codymoe4986]

SFIA..Science and Futurism with Issac Arthur

[@vagramvardanyan9407]

I cant wait its about time

[@enamsatuu8988]

WOOW AMAZING......

[@HIDDENADHD]

Great video

[@davidbaez3756]

MAKING HISTORY. WHAT A GREAT TIME TO BE ALIVE!!!!!!

[@jensbang5923]

Wow awesome omg !!

[@dlewis8405]

The HLS will use Draco thrusters to land on the moon. That would avoid the dust being kicked up like was shown in the video.

[@kevinoldman232]

Underground moon base would be cool. Could also be a ship yard.

[@captaind6178]

On a more serious note, this video is very encouraging. Regarding concerns about altering the surface and "appearance" of the Moon? We should of course respect and protect/isolate/preserve the six Apollo landing sites as historical landmarks. Future resources to obtain on the Moon most likely will be near the poles, water ice, etc. Regolith abounds of course too. Every resource is being evaluated and?? Unlike what we've done here on Earth, there are no environmental impacts.

[@kevroodenman3283]

use the core to make elevator with tunnel straight through habitats should be launch-able rings in segments

[@kristinabegail]

A question for the section Moon Oxygen Pipeline: Why do you need a pipe a pipe line At 4:02 ,it says in the text ‘…considering the long distances (1 10 km)’ implying that we need to transport it far But why? Is it the positioning of the space station? Can’t you just maneuver the craft to the spot?

[@dunlap1814]

Early explorers when reached their intended destination scuttled the ship,thus highly motivating the explorers to obtain recourses for their survival.. ultimate motivation

[@YDDES]

@dulap1814 The early Explorers had breathable air, Fredh water and food all around them. Not so on other world.

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

oh i cant wait

[@nathaniellestrain9609]

I like that idea that is a very inventive and very productive situation then we can even do it as that the robotic electro-conductive 3D printer system where it's just taking and building the plots walls moving on and then dropping and making like dirt mounds or taking it making us constructive compress water vapor clay form using the sediment on the moon and then building and 3D printing or welding the pipe was backing up and making a little scams as going and welding everything together I think is that one that was pretty good did I ever heard was the 3D printing the main structures and everything up there

[@garylcamp]

It has been suggested that the Starship lander has everything needed for a base built in. large volume, life support, supplies, some shielding for short durations, airlocks and living quarters. If it was tipped on its side, it could be covered with dirt and be fully shielded. Since the Starship currently has no way to refuel at the Gateway, it has no use after that. Allocate enough fuel to re-land and you have a base. Or bring more fuel on a later trip. No need for the elaborite 3D printer base for now. Also, Some mention of using a liquid additive to the exhoast just on landing might coagulate the surface and create an imediate landing pad. Worth looking at.

[@christopherkelly4230]

I think its wild that we haven't been back to the moon since the 60s. That was almost 80 years ago

[@edreusser4741]

I still think that dust is going to continue to be an issue. My guess it will ultimately be fixed using some kind of electronic system that repels the dust electrically.

[@stevenparker8076]

The dust will be an issue but it won't billow up and hang there like the picture shows. Since there is no atmosphere it will only react to the thrust of the lander it which kicks up will quickly be pulled back down by gravety.

[@pabloespinola2739]

I can’t wait to see the man again on the moon!

[@michaelsanders7484]

About time NASA got in the game! SpaceX seems to have really woken them up.

[@Comicsluvr]

I'd like to see a breakdown of how living on the moon affects the body. We know that prolonged exposure to zero-G is rough on the body. How would the slight gravity on the moon change this? It might be that rotation on a monthly basis would make the negative effects endurable. I can imagine that rovers and remote vehicles would be much more efficient if operated from the moon itself.

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

The hotel accommodations on moon base are out of this world 🌎 🌙

[@germansniper5277]

I cannot freaking wait until I've finished studying aerospace to enter this industry.

[@TranscendianIntendor]

Whatever it looks like that doesn't travel is up to interior designers and engineers. Rounded corners on furniture are to remember. A full house or interior vacuum system because, sharp dust? In the vacuum tech makes the dust dull. Dulled dust interiors has a ring to it.

[@jus10lewissr]

Imagine the possibilities if countries stopped spending insane amounts of money on wars and all came together to work toward space-related goals.

[@dandaintac388]

In the short term, the Starships themselves, will be the habitat. In the medium term, inflatable habitats. Long term, tunnels and underground, maybe with domes poking up. Should be possible to deal by reversing the electrostatic charged dust so that it falls off in the airlock and is suctioned up. At some point, perhaps it would be possible to scoop up the moon dust and melt it down and spread it out like asphalt for a certain distance around the moonbase.

[@user-bx8zh2xc2z]

How do they plan to secure energy source for all this? Just for a reference: To produce a ton of steel in an electric arc furnace requires approximately 400 kilowatt-hours (1.44 gigajoules) per short ton or about 440 kWh (1.6 GJ) per tonne; the theoretical minimum amount of energy required to melt a tonne of scrap steel is 300 kWh (1.09 GJ) (melting point 1,520 °C (2,768 °F)). If it's solar energy then they will need massive fields. And they are still light years away from nuclear. NASA should give more funding and support to Elon in order to all this to success

[@mfc2610]

Nasa had been talking since year 2012 but till now is still a dream, may u really build a base at the moon

[@xandersfs2346]

Once we start making hydrolox on the moon I think space exploration will really kick off

[@ro4eva]

I love your channel.

[@miloslavpravda2783]

Nice. Please, let us know as soon as it actually happens.

[@kamaeq]

I had cardstock models when I was a kid in the early 70s that looked remarkably like your thumbnail...

[@hikesystem7721]

The suits should have a disposable layer/shell that astronauts pull off before entering the LM.

[@yggdrasil9039]

Regolith's properties are both a blessing a curse. The curse is obvious, but the blessing is that the sharp edges make for excellent building material, so they don't only need to be melted but can be used as sand and cement mixture (or waterless equivalent) with incredible binding properties.

[@brianarbenz1329]

I agree with @Space Private that the electrostatic problem with the dust is going to be a big obstacle. And as everyone knows, the Apollo lunar astronauts' short duration outside the Van Allen radiation belts is what enabled them to be safe from high radiation. NASA will have to figure a way to safeguard crews on longer moon missions. Portable magnetic field generators are being considered. Some believe 5-foot-thick lead walls around vehicles ought to be used. At any rate, we have a _lot_ of work to do. I'd like to see a moon presence be established, but the NASA and contractor PR people need to be upfront about where we stand.

[@tonyleyden2066]

A couple of years back there was a vehcle that was used that was set to go to the moon It was driven by james may what happened to this vehicle and where is it now and could it be used in the future

[@brianbarber4501]

How do you make enough for air? With high purity.

[@matturquhart2531]

Love it, the first factory on the moon In project D.A.W.O.L. 2025 we devised a heavy gas molecule that contains Oxygen making it breathable but is heavier so Lunar gravity can hold it down, making a manmade breathable lunar atmosphere possible. Being heavier, it provides pressure and protection from meteors

[@blastingweevil2968]

if the manage a base on the moon it will make future launches deeper into space a lot easier due to there not being and atmosphere and reduced gravity on the moon means less fuel needed for launch,